by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Wisconsin” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Special Education is the 36th most popular major in the country with 24,497 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Wisconsin, there were 503 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 133 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,134 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Wisconsin” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in general special education. That schools that top this list have a program in general special education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Wisconsin”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Superior. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin - Superior is a small school located in Superior, Wisconsin that handed out 46 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Wisconsin. UW - Whitewater is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Special Education at UW - Whitewater
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wisconsin Lutheran College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Wisconsin list. This small school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 2 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Special Education at Wisconsin Lutheran College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Wisconsin list. University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is a fairly large school located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin that handed out 11 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh General Special Education Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 13 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Concordia University, Wisconsin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Wisconsin ranking. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized school located in Mequon, Wisconsin that handed out 3 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Concordia University, Wisconsin General Special Education Report
With a ranking of #7, Cardinal Stritch University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Wisconsin list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Special Education at Cardinal Stritch University
With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Wisconsin list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 15 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Special Education at University of Wisconsin - Madison
With a ranking of #9, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Wisconsin list. Eau Claire, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 133 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Special Education at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
With a ranking of #9, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Wisconsin list. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is a medium-sized school located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin that handed out 28 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Special Education at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Carthage College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Wisconsin ranking. Carthage is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Special Education at Carthage College
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in Wisconsin ranking. This fairly large school is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and it awarded 0 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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